Golden Suns dip to 15th in National PollThe Arkansas Tech Golden Suns basketball team (15-2, 10-1 Great American Conference) has dipped to a top ranking of No. 15 in the most recent national polls announced Tuesday. The Golden Suns posted a 1-1 record on the week, falling to Harding 74-61 in Searcy before rebounding to beat Henderson State 82-73 in Russellville. Tech dropped seven spots to No. 15 in the week’s media poll, while falling eight spots to No. 20 in the coaches’ poll. Ark...

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Golden Suns tennis picked 2nd in GACArkansas Tech University landed at the No. 2 spot on the 2015 Great American Conference preseason women’s tennis poll, which was released by the league office in Russellville on Tuesday. The Golden Suns earned two first-place votes and a total of 29 points in the voting. All seven GAC head women’s tennis coaches participated in the poll. Harding University is the coaches’ pick to win the 2015 GAC women’s tennis title after garnering five first...

Tech hoops to host HSUArkansas Tech University will look to bounce back from a rare conference basketball doubleheader sweep when the Golden Suns and the Wonder Boys host Henderson State University on Saturday, Jan. 24. When Harding University swept Arkansas Tech in a Great American Conference twin bill at Searcy on Thursday night, it marked just the fourth time in their last 94 regular season conference doubleheaders that the Golden Suns and the Wonder Boys lost i...

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Desperate Arkansas enjoys much-needed reprieve in OT winFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Bobby Portis committed the untimely foul at the end of regulation that nearly sent Arkansas to a crippling home loss against Alabama. The All-Southeastern Conference sophomore more than atoned for his earlier gaffe in overtime when his buzzer-beating tip in gave the Razorbacks a much-needed 93-91 win over the Crimson Tide on Thursday night. While Portis' last-second shot sent the crowd into frenzy about the win, the c...

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones gives $10.65 million to ArkansasFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — The University of Arkansas says Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has given $10.65 million to help fund an athletic support center and establish a permanent tribute for the school's 1964 national championship in football. Jones played for Arkansas from 1962-64, when the Razorbacks went 11-0 and were awarded a national title by the Football Writers Association of America. His gift will help support a 55,000 square-foot ...

Arkansas counting on improved defense against AlabamaFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Mike Anderson isn't ready to panic after Arkansas' first home loss this season. The Razorbacks coach is, however, counting on a much-improved defensive effort for the rest of the season after back-to-back losses last week, including a shocking 96-82 setback to Mississippi at home. Arkansas (13-4, 2-2 Southeastern Conference) fell out of the Top 25 following its latest defeat, a game in which the Rebels hit 20 of 27 sh...

Arkansas hires Central Michigan's Dan Enos to run offenseFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Bret Bielema dipped into the head coaching ranks to find his new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. The Arkansas coach hired former Central Michigan coach Dan Enos on Thursday, a step down in position but one up into the high-profile Southeastern Conference. Enos was 26-36 in five seasons with the Chippewas, leading the school to bowl games in two of the last three seasons. He called plays as a head coach, ...

Arkansas hires Hargreaves as linebackers coachFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas has hired former Houston assistant Vernon Hargreaves as linebackers coach. Hargreaves helped win a national championship as an assistant with Miami in 2002. He replaces Randy Shannon, who was hired at Florida earlier this month. Razorbacks coach Bret Bielema said keeping a strong recruiting presence in Florida was a priority following Shannon's departure, and that the hiring of Hargreaves fits with that. Befo...

Golden Suns climb as high as 8th in national pollsA 2-0 week with wins over East Central and Southeastern Oklahoma has propelled the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns basketball team (14-1, 9-0 Great American Conference) as high as No. 8 in this week’s top-25 polls announced Tuesday. The Golden Suns climbed one spot from the No. 9 ranking in last week’s D2SIDA media poll, while jumping three sports from No. 15 to No. 12 in the WBCA Coaches’ Poll. The two wins this past week give Arkansas Tech a six-g...

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Golden Suns fight back for overtime winFabiana Monte's 3-pointer just before time expired in overtime was just the icing on the cake for the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns' come-from-behind victory over the East Central University (ECU) Lady Tigers on Saturday. Tech tied the game with 4.8 second left in the game, then outscored the Lady Tigers 8-6 in overtime to claim the 84-72 Great American Conference win inside Tucker Coliseum. Fatima Adams tied a school record for rebounds on her se...

ATU falls to Savage StormThe Arkansas Tech men’s basketball team went back-and-forth with Great American Conference challenger Southeastern Oklahoma throughout the first half, but the Wonder Boys shooting went cold in the second half as the Savage Storm pulled away for a 74-63 victory Thursday night at Tucker Coliseum. Mike Balogun led Tech (8-8, 4-4 GAC) with 20 points, while Tyler Friedel went 5-of-9 from 3-point range to tally 17. Jay Murphy put up eight points to ...

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Suns shine on Savage StormFatima Adams' 22 points and eight rebounds led the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns to their eighth-straight Great American Conference win of the season as they beat the Southeastern Oklahoma State Lady Savage Storm 86-75 on Thursday inside Tucker Coliseum. Adams wasn't the only one to have a standout night. Anissa Pounds finished with 21 points and nine rebounds, while Katrina Hayden scored 15 points for ATU (13-1, 8-0 Great American Conference), ra...

Arkansas running backs coach Joel Thomas signs extensionFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas running backs coach Joel Thomas has signed a contract extension through June 2016 in a deal that increases his salary from $245,000 to $280,000. Razorback head coach Bret Bielema announced the new deal on Wednesday. Thomas signed the extension last week, according to details in his five-page contract. Arkansas returns two of the most accomplished running backs in the program's history this season. Jonathan Wi...

Portis named to Wooden Award Midseason Top 25FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — University of Arkansas sophomore Bobby Portis has been named to the Wooden Award Midseason Top 25. The Los Angeles Athletic Club sponsors the award named after long-time UCLA coach John Wooden is presented to the player selected as player of the year. The Wooden Award All-American Team will be announced during the NCAA Tournament. Portis currently leads the Southeastern Conference in scoring at 18 points per game.

Wonder Boys picked 2nd in GAC preseasonLooking to defend its first Great American Conference championship, the Arkansas Tech baseball team was picked to finish second in 2015 by the league’s coaches in the conference preseason poll. Coach Dave Dawson’s club earned 93 points and four first-place votes in the poll, coming in just behind defending GAC tournament champ Southern Arkansas, which received 97 points and the other seven first-place votes. The Wonder Boys return 18 players f...

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Tennessee hangs on for 74-69 victory over No. 19 ArkansasKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Josh Richardson scored 20 points and Tennessee withstood a furious Arkansas comeback to hang on for a 74-69 victory over the 19th-ranked Razorbacks on Tuesday night. After trailing by 13 points with under four minutes left, Arkansas (13-3, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) cut the margin to three and had a chance to tie the game when Anton Beard was fouled by Kevin Punter while attempting a 3-pointer with 5.1 seconds remaini...

Golden Suns enter top 10With a 12-1 start and a perfect 7-0 mark in Great American Conference play, the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns basketball team has climbed as high as No. 9 in the top-25 as both the coaches’ and media polls were released Tuesday. After wins at Northwestern Oklahoma and Southern Nazarene, the Golden Suns climbed eight spots from No. 17 to No. 9 in the media poll, and moved up three spots in the coaches’ poll from No. 18 to No. 15. Arkansas Tech move...

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Ohio State wins 1st playoff-era title, beating Oregon 42-20 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ohio State can add the newest version of the national championship trophy to a case that already has a bunch of the old ones. The Buckeyes' third-stringer matched Oregon's Heisman winner as Cardale Jones led Ohio State past Marcus Mariota and the Ducks 42-20 in the first College Football Playoff national championship game Monday night at the $1.2 billion home of the Dallas Cowboys. Behind their bullish backup quarterbac...

AP Source: Arkansas' Chaney leaving for PittsburghFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Jim Chaney is leaving Arkansas just as the program appears to have returned to Southeastern Conference relevance. The offensive coordinator, known for his dynamic passing offenses at schools such as Purdue and Tennessee, has left the Razorbacks to accept the same position at Pittsburgh, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Sunday night. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because...